Selected Opinion

Hosseini's best-selling novel was about life in Afghanistan, but in the 30 words above he sums up the way men govern the lives of women across much of the Muslim world. Like Mariam, millions [...]

In that happy set-up, the intriguing word "tolerance" is nowhere to be seen. Respect for the minority is too rare a commodity: "This is our land, we are in the majority, we rule [...]

There is general acknowledgement in the area of Egypt’s overwhelming importance and leadership – except in the pro-Iranian elements dominant in Damascus, Lebanon-Hizbullah, [...]

  Waiting at bedside for the sunken eyes to open and/or the swollen hands to move! The borrowed weakened heart is pumping, aided by a myriad of medicaments. The pulse is regular but the [...]

In the multiple wars and conflicts raging in Syria, Iraq and Egypt, a particularly vicious war is intensifying against the descendants of the first Christian communities that made the Fertile [...]

It has murdered hundreds of defenseless people on camera after all manner of torture. It has thrown homosexuals to their death from towers.   And yet, when the movement’s brazen [...]

In the latest blow to supporters of the "moderate" elements among the Syrian rebels, the Harakat Hazm "Movement of Determination" last week announced that it was disbanding. [...]

Boko Haram isn’t about to become a mere extension of ISIS, despite a purported pledge allegiance to the self-proclaimed Islamic State this weekend. Instead, ISIS is likely to offer [...]

The discussions are sure to shed light on the ongoing revival of one of the largest economies in the region.   The numbers are encouraging. After another rough patch, the economy is picking [...]

As economic worries gradually subside, concern about terrorism is on the rise.  The survey finds that terrorism now trails only the economy on the list of top public priorities.  67 [...]